The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820Harvard University Press, 1997 - 220 страница This concise literary history of the American Enlightenment captures the varied and conflicting voices of religious and political conviction in the decades when the new nation was formed. Robert Ferguson's trenchant interpretation yields new understanding of this pivotal period for American culture. |
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... Franklin reserves that fourth alternative for himself in his imputed silence , his strategy of avoidance . " I have made it a rule , " he tells Jefferson , " whenever in my power , to avoid becoming the draughtsman of papers to be ...
... Franklin reserves that fourth alternative for himself in his imputed silence , his strategy of avoidance . " I have made it a rule , " he tells Jefferson , " whenever in my power , to avoid becoming the draughtsman of papers to be ...
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... Franklin and Jefferson turns into a contrast . Franklin , the leather apron man , a shopkeeper himself , knows better than anyone what kind of language the people will need in order to declare their independence to themselves and to the ...
... Franklin and Jefferson turns into a contrast . Franklin , the leather apron man , a shopkeeper himself , knows better than anyone what kind of language the people will need in order to declare their independence to themselves and to the ...
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Robert A. Ferguson. when Franklin's anticonversion narrative rises above its tactical view of error to address the larger problem . As the narrative switches from private experi- ence toward the public figure , Franklin pauses to ...
Robert A. Ferguson. when Franklin's anticonversion narrative rises above its tactical view of error to address the larger problem . As the narrative switches from private experi- ence toward the public figure , Franklin pauses to ...
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What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
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